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The Elive Team is proud to announce the release of the beta version 2.6.8

Huge fonts with nvidia cards fixed

Much improved touchpad default configurations

Internet configurator widget is now static in the desktop so the users won’t miss it

Zsh shell by default, with a ton of amazing features included, we configured it to keep a maximum compatibility with the bash shell so that the users won’t see any difference, if you don’t know zsh think about it like

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The Elive Team is proud to announce the release of the beta version 2.4.6

This new version includes:

Added the possibility to boot from your Hard Disks

reiser4progs is updated to the version 1.0.9 with TRIM support for SSD cards

New tools made by Elive: email-sender, an extremely friendly way to send emails from your commandline, subtitles-convert-to-linux, a tool that let’s you convert subtitles to the correct format to use in linux

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The Elive Team is proud to announce the release of the beta version 2.4.0

This new version includes:

New kernel 3.16

Reiser4 (stable version) officially included from the installer

Terminology 0.7.0

Included tutorial by Yann Esposito about learning to use VIM superpowers

Notes from the Developers:

Reiser4: This version of Elive includes officially Reiser4 (with all known bugs fixed!), you can enjoy of an extremely-fast system by using the LZO real-time compression mode, which makes your data to use …

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My old Toshiba "Satellite 4030CDT" laptop suddenly looks and feels like a moderncomputer thanks to Elive.-Altwan-

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Elive saved my PC, it is now running like new and with lots of features. Everything works straight out of the box and is elegant and easy to use. Thank you Elive!!! You deserve much more recognition!-Thomas-

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Hi, I Just want to say that this is the first software that I wanted to donate for :)
Thank you very much!-Luliu-

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I wanted to try Elive for its stability, I don't wanted to continue installing new versions each 6 months or to use minimalistic systems which lacks features or applications. With Elive I found my perfect system for my computer.-Antonio Bazán Sánchez-

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It's simply the better and the most beautiful operating system that i ever used.-Cédric BLONDEAU-

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If everything worked as well as Elive, there would be no more problems on earth !-Gilles-

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Elive is, simply put, the best operating system for new users on old computers I've ever seen! It has better performance than any other LiveCD I've ever seen!-William W.-

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Elive 2.0 is a very good Linux system. I am very happy to use it for my work and for my PhD in Aerospace Eng! I don't want to change with Ubuntu or another distro and I have all the applications for my studies. This is for me Linux!-Corrado-

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I have just installed the stable release and I completely love elive!!
It's fast, responsive and very very pretty!!
I will recommend this Linux flavour to all friends and family.-Jorge Gascón Pérez-

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Truly a very nice system, simple and powerful, able to satisfy the most demanding user. Congratulations!-Ruben Velasco-

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I first tried Elive in an old computer and I was surprised how fast it worked, but later I bring it on my school and I was surprised by the visual effects and how nice they worked.-Sebastián Zambrano-

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One of the best things i ever tested!!! So fast and smooth, its my dream OS. I have a P4 with 512mb and runs very fast, and i dont even installed it!!!!
Windows Vista? 1GB for optimal performance?? NOT!-vitalf-

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I have worked with a lot of operating systems, to say that Elive is an exceptional work is not enough, good job!-Enrique Fröhlich-

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Elive was the only way to convince my childrens to use Linux, from all the other systems that I have tried they prefered to use Windows XP. Now they are fans of Elive! (Note: they have 5, 7 and 9 years old). Excellent work, Congratulations!-Fito-

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Super! This system is MUCH FASTER than XP or Vista. It runs really great and stable. In addition, it looks great! My girlfriends want to install Elive now.-Lillith Eva-

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Elive is definitely a system that goes beyond the barriers of creativity in the software industry with great flexibility and highly intuitive interface-Argel-

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I have traveled a lot in the selection of the adequate system, a total of 36 systems tried, and Elive is exceptionally divine-Christian rG. ITBSW-

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I waited a long time for this. a Linux project to get renewed older hardware with a good desktop experience. Thanks to this i use an old laptop with great satisfaction for general purposes.-Joe101-

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I've been using Linux for a few months now. As every newbie I have installed and toyed with many distros in that time and Elive is the only one that I've always keep in my machine.-Ruben Bilbao-

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When I first tried Elive I was skeptical. I was used to Ubuntu and Suse. However when I first installed Elive on an old computer, I loved its look and feel. Surprisingly it was an easy to use interface. I immediately installed it on my PC and it works great!-Colin-

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This is so far the most advanced Linux system that I know, I decided to work with it because is so powerful, little need of resources and extraordinary design. Is pure art.-Antonio-

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My family is basically Microsoft oriented. The wife and kids have always been hesitant about experimenting with Linux, of any flavor. My youngest son (age 15) simply fell in love with Elive.-Runaway1956-

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Thanks for give a new usage to my old laptop, I tried other systems and Elive works wonderfully in my Pentium II-Guipabo-

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Elive adds a refreshing look to what ever pc it runs on. It's component parts work well and installation is a breeze. The live disc includes more than just the essentials, having a broad range of desktop applications elive is a fast lane into modern media editing and recreation.-Andy Page-

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Some distros are set up like a house decorated for it's cover shot and photo spread. Elive is like a home that someone lives in. Users will discover the many subtle details only after living with Elive for a while.-Eight bit al-

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With Elive I can do everything that I need: internet, multimedia, work. Grazie-Urdnaxela-

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My humble pc became in an incredible graphics experience, high performance and low resource consumption.-Pablo-

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Elive Gem 1.0 runs fast on a centrino 1.3 with 256 mb ram, overperforms ubuntu on a similar machine (1.4 512meg ram) by around 200%-Nevermore-

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Elive has exceeded my expectations, is fast, robust, simple, intuitive, easy, and also elegant. Based in Debian and polished in every detail, its a fantastic dreamed experience for every user since the installation.-Walter Bob-

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I have been considering Elive for quite some time. I have tried a lot of linux distros and always come back to Elive. The user interface is stunning. The functionality is exceptional. This is the OS that is convincing me to switch from Windows. Great job guys!-JP Blanc-

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I needed a Linux distro for my Compaq v2000 as Win XP took too long to do anything. Elive fits the bill. My computer now has a new life and is very snappy now. Great job!-RJMenard-

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With Elive I was able to revive an old PC I had, give the functions that I never thought possible in a totally efficient way. Elive is a fully recommended amazing system.-Gecko-

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Today I can tell you that there's a linux system that is really intuitive, beautiful and powerful, just like the author's says it is art, this wonder is called Elive 2.0-Ruben Velasco Jaimes-

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Impressive! Finally a useful distro, stable and good taste in design.-Fito Larsen-

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I don't know what specifically you did, but I tried 10 different linux systems prior to attempting Elive and is the first time that my external hard disk was recognized correctly. I love you guys for it. You saved all my data! Thanks!-jxn-

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To the creators behind this awesome distro, please allow me to congratulate you and give you my thanks, for creating this unique piece of software.
Elive is fast, super fast, freaking fast, is a gem.
Thank you!!!!!-Joe101-

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The best os i've ever used, converted me from windows, many thanks!-Tony-

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Elive is (by far!) the most RAM efficient and less resources consumption system that I have ever used!-Ruben Bilbao-

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It is the best and fastest linux distribution, combining speed, functionality and appearance on a perfect way.-Marcelo-

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I'd just like to say a big thankyou to the developers who put together one of the nicest user experiences I've ever come across.- The Leander -

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When I first looked at Elive I thought it looked very interesting, but I did not realize what a surprise I was in for! This Beautiful OS astounded me! I had no words for it! It competes with the likes of any other system I have ever used, And I have used every other popular OS's out there today!-Daniel Lapain-

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Elive has been installed on my PC for several months now. Everything works, it's fast and intuitive.-Blighty-

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This is one of the only "different" distros that is also fully featured and ready to use out of the box (you know what I mean....) elive Gem also works with my wireless card that isn't supported with UBUNTU anymore (typing from elive now). Its all looking very good!!-Michael j-king-

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Elive will be the choice of present generation.- Srikar -

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I tried this system and it saved me from trash an old computer, highly recommended-Alejandro-

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I deal with free software and OS's for about two years and I must say I was really surprised when I tested for the first time Elive, it worked better than ANY Linux distro, and was even lighter (and more beautiful) than advanced systems. This distro is awesome, you really got to test to understand.-Felipe Magnus Gil-

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I spend a lot of time in front of my computer, tired of windows, i was looking for a user experience that bring me far away from the Gnome or KDE one. Truly, elive responds to all my needs.-Dader-

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I must admit, I tried many linux and was about to give up, the problems about drivers, bugs, freezing so on, but I heard about Elive, I though I might as well give linux another chance, and I am glad I did! Its the only OS i need, and the only one I want :) Thank you, I am glad I donated, it was worth it.-Masterizaak-